disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
metal ring; metal hoop; trivet; train wheel; train
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
to breathe in and breathe out
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed
brave warrior; hero; brave man
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
fearfully; timidly; nervously
space perception; spatial perception; spatial awareness
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
something like that; that sort of thing; something natural; something plausible
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
to have dealings with; to get involved with; to pay attention to; to take notice of
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
strong or bitter (green) tea
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with